Southborough — Royal Tunbridge Wells

Souroy one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021

Distance

5km/3mi

Ascent

64m

Descent

90m

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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Southborough and Royal Tunbridge Wells.

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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Southborough and Royal Tunbridge Wells.

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This route has been reviewed by 5 people.

This route has been flagged (1 times) for reasons relating to safety.

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Reviews - 5

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Is this route good enough? -  Yes (4) Maybe (1)

Problems reported -  Safety (1)

Downloads - 26

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Southborough
Grid Ref TQ5812742111
Lat / Lon 51.15641° / 0.25981°
Easting / Northing 558,127E / 142,111N
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Royal Tunbridge Wells
Grid Ref TQ5845739197
Lat / Lon 51.13013° / 0.26325°
Easting / Northing 558,457E / 139,197N
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Souroy One's land is

Pasture 22.8%
Urban 64.4%
Woods 12.8%

Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018

reviews

Sophie

08 Jul 2023 Summer
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Really nice walk from the bottom end of Tunbridge Wells to Southborough. Went past some really pretty houses but was particularly nice when we got to the more wilderness bits closer to Southborough.

Tom

03 Jul 2023 Summer
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We did this trail backwards starting in T Wells. The start (so, the end) is mostly along streets, not very exciting and not the most direct route - but the Southborough end runs through some lovely countryside.

Corinna

03 Jul 2023 Summer
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This route is a nice mix of meadow paths and wide streets through Tunbridge Wells and Southborough. The Southborough end is particularly beautiful.

THINGS TO BE AWARE OF:
At the end of Royal Chase, use the zebra crossing onto Mount Ephraim, instead of crossing onto the triangular patch of grass between Mount Ephraim and London Road.
There is one clear MISTAKE on the map. On Mount Ephraim, just beyond the house marked St Helena, take the public footpath down to the left. The map mistakenly marks a private driveway instead of the footpath. The correct footpath ends at the junction of Church Road and London Road, which is just downhill from the route marked on the map.

Lawrence older

15 May 2023 Spring
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A nice generally quiet route mostly off of roads. Route was easy to follow.

Keepitkent

03 May 2021 (edited 27 Jun 2023) Spring
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This was a lovely morning’s walk into Tunbridge Wells from Southborough. It was quiet today, being a Bank Holiday, but Reynolds Lane can be extremely busy and dangerous when the school is in session, so take care. When you arrive at the corner of Culverden Park Road, you’ll see a red Southborough Society sign for Eliza Phillips (co founder of the RSPB) - this is straight ahead next to the football stadium so this is a tiny detour that’s worth having a look at. When walking along Castle Road (just after Mount Edgcumbe Road) you could take the path on the left hand side of the road as this avoids walking towards oncoming traffic in Castle Road - we would suggest this slight amendment to the route.

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